You Can Play as Anyone You Want in the Next 'Super Smash Bros.'

You can play as anyone you want in the next Super Smash Brothers game. That’s because Nintendo is making Miis, its customizable human avatars, playable characters in the upcoming entry to its fighting game series.

The company made the announcement at E3 on Tuesday. To demonstrate the technology, Nintendo President Satoru Iwata battled Nintendo of America CEO Reggie Fils-Amie in a Smash Bros. battle.

The Mii fighters come in three different forms: the brawler, which uses its fists to attack; the sword fighter; and the gunner, which has an arm cannon with a variety of laser attacks.

In addition, the Mii fighters will have 12 different moves each that players can pick from to create a truly custom fighter.

So if you ever wanted to fight Abraham Lincoln, Super Smash Bros. will offer that possibility.

Nintendo also announced NFC figures, called amiibos, will be available with the launch of the Wii U Super Smash Bros.. These plastic figures, which look like popular Nintendo characters, hold character data in their base that’s unlocked by the Wii U GamePad’s NFC scanner.

The amiibo will hold information about AI-controlled characters for Smash Bros.. Each time a player battles them, pits them against their friends, or teams up with the AI, it levels up. That means each figure could hold unique data depending on how often the player has used it.

The company also said the amiibo would be coming to other games, including Mario Kart 8 and Mario Party 10.

The game is coming out for two systems. The 3DS version will come out Oct. 3, 2014, and the Wii U version will come out during the holiday season of 2014.

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